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Saturday, September 19, 2026

The three days of voting is all but certain to secure the Kremlin's political dominance.

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The subtle acts of protest and organized voting strategies are unlikely to yield anything more than symbolic wins for regime critics. For many taking part, though, that is reason enough.

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-- The Moscow Times (@themoscowtimes.com) 8:25 AM · Sep 19, 2026

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"The liberal Yabloko party, the only registered political entity that dared to criticize the war, was removed from the ballot last month by Russia's Supreme Court, and only has a few dozen candidates in the single-constituency races.

Additionally, some anti-war politicians have been imprisoned or forced to flee abroad ahead of the campaign."

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And people wonder why Trumpy SO admires Vlad's Russia.

Why, when all the Candidates are yours, you can even have Electronic Voting!

#1 | Posted by Corky at 2026-09-18 11:09 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Sounds like our 2024. Does have putin have an insurmountable lead when elections coverage begins?

#2 | Posted by fresno500 at 2026-09-18 12:08 PM | Reply | Funny: 1

The GOP's dream election system.

#3 | Posted by morris at 2026-09-19 05:32 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 2

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Yep... and DJT is SO jealous!

Why can't he cut out the middle man, the People, the way Vlad does?

#4 | Posted by Corky at 2026-09-19 07:44 PM | Reply

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